Irrational Anthems Explained

Irrational Anthems
Type:	studio
Artist:	Skyclad
Cover:	Irrationalanthems.jpg
Released:	January 1996
Genre:	Folk metal
Length:	53:09
Label:	Massacre Records
Producer:	Kevin Ridley
Prev Title:	The Silent Whales of Lunar Sea
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Oui Avant-Garde á Chance
Next Year:	1996

Irrational Anthems is an album by British folk metal band, Skyclad, released in 1996; their sixth album in as many years. It was their first album without founding member Keith Baxter on drums and longtime guitar player Dave Pugh. The group remained a quartet, with Steve Ramsey overdubbing all guitars, and with the hiring of Paul Smith as session drummer.

The album marked the band's turn to a more folkier sound, moving away from the early years' thrash metal style.

The album title appears as a reference in the closing track "Quantity Time": Each moment in your companywas of more quantity than quality.My hopes and dreams - transparent phantoms,this wayward son's irrational anthems.

It was released as a digipak and standard CD release.

Track listing

1. "Inequality Street" – 4:05
2. "The Wrong Song" – 3:56
3. "Snake Charming" – 4:04
4. "Penny Dreadful" – 3:08
5. "The Sinful Ensemble" – 5:21
6. "My Mother in Darkness" – 4:00
7. "The Spiral Starecase" – 2:23
8. "No Deposit, No Return" – 4:30
9. "Sabre Dance" – 3:07
10. "I Dubious" – 3:12
11. "Science Never Sleeps" – 5:05
12. "History Lessens" – 3:38
13. "Quantity Time" – 5:14

Personnel

• Martin Walkyier – vocals
• Steve Ramsey – lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars
• Graeme English – electric bass, classical guitar
• Georgina Biddle – violin, fiddle, keyboards

Additional musicians

• Paul Smith – drums

References

• Encyclopaedia Metalum